ABSTRACT
Many of the recent products involve some level of automated devices, such as most electronic
devices, appliances, even toys, etc. Also, almost all of the current products are manufactured
using automated processes, i.e., automation. Automation is a way of increasing productivity
by incorporating tasks and performing them with automatic systems. Automation in a
factory can take many forms and can be used in many areas of a production facility.
Therefore, it is critical to have the capability to quickly prototype or process a product
with automated devices. The basic elements of an automated system consist of the
machine instructions or codes and the machines themselves. The machine instructions
are the software that is encoded to tell the machines how to perform their specific function.
The machines are the system of components that carry out the tasks as instructed. These
machines can perform the same tasks over and over or they can be programmed to perform
multiple jobs.
